Container



March 27, 1934. LOQFT 1,952,325

CONTAINER Filed Dec. 14. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 z? 3] 12 U$Z4 I I l H i illlllllul -INVENTOR far! Zap i BYa ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 27, 1934 V NITED STATES ArN OFFICE 11 Claims.

This invention relates to containers, and more particularly to containers for paint brushes and other articles which it is desired to preserve against injury or loss, and which is capable of accommodating a relatively large number of such articles while affording easy accessibility so that any desired one of the articles may be easily and quickly removed from the container.

It is the primary object and purpose of my invention to provide a container of the above character including a body constituting a reservoir for a preservative liquid, and means mounted within and movable relative to the body for detachably supporting the paint brushes or other articles so that when said means is in a normal position, the said articles will be immersed in the preservative liquid.

It is another object of the invention to provide a plurality of relatively movable panels upon which the brushes are detachably carried,

and a common means supporting said panels for vertical sliding movement relative to the body walls of the container.

It is a further general object of my invention to provide a paint brush container which while relatively simple in its construction, will be very serviceable and durable in practical use, and may be manufactured at comparatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved container and in the form, construction and relative arrangement of its several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practical embodiment of the invention, and in which reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,---

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the container closed;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the container open, with certain parts shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a container being open and showing the brush holding panels raised or elevated from their normal positions;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the brush holding panels removed from the container, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed perspective view illustrating the means for detachably retaining the brush in connection with the panel.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 designates the body of the container which may be of any desired capacity and is pref rably constructed of sheet metal. The end walls of this container body extend above the upper edges of the side walls thereof as indicated at 6, and one of these end walls adjacent the bottom of the container, is provided with a drainage nipple normally closed by means of the cap 7. Upon the upper edge of each side wall 8 of the container, a closure panel 9 is hinged as at 10 and is provided at its opposite ends with the flanges 11 to overlap the side edges of the upwardly extending end wall 6. The hinged edge of this panel 9 is also formed with an inwardly offset curved flange 12 which projects downwardly within the container body.

To the free edge of each panel 9 a top closure panel 13 is connected by means of the piano hinge 14. These top panels are also provided at their opposite ends with the flanges 15 to extend downwardly over the outer sides of the end wall 6 when said panels are in closed position.

To the inner face of each end wall of the cabinet body at the approximate center thereof, the vertically extending guide tube 16 is suitably secured, said guide tube at its inner side having a longitudinal slot or opening accommodating the contracted neck portion of the tubular part 18 which may be secured to or integrally formed with the triangular shaped plate 17. This tubular part 18 has vertically'spaced openings indicated at 19 in the opposite side walls thereof to register with similar openings provided through the wall of the tube 16 to receive the holding pin 20. Thus, the plate 17 may be retained in any desired vertically adjusted position with relation to the end walls of the container.

A plurality of panels 21 of wire mesh or similar material are pivotally mounted at their lower edges as' shown at 22 upon the plate 17 near the lower ends of the latter. The outer side panels 21 are slidably engaged at their opposite ends with the guide lugs 23 which are secured to the inner face of each panel 9.

The central panel 21 has pivotally attached to the upper edge thereof the metal plate 24, such pivotal connection 25 being located at the center of said plate. The plate 24 at its opposite ends is provided with notches or recesses indicated at 26 opening upon its opposite longitudinal edges to engage the headed studs 2'7 which are fixed in the upper edges of adjacent panels 21 at each side of said central panel. A suitable loop or finger piece 28 is attached to the plate 2% whereby it may be conveniently manipulated. Thus, the three inner panels 21 may be connected together and held against relative pivoting movement between the pla es 1'7. As will be evident from this description, by means of the loop or finger piece 28, after the top panels 13 of the container have been swung to open position, the panels 21 may be easily raised or elevated, the supporting end plates 1? for these panels sliding freely along the guides 16. In this upward movement of the panels, the outer side panels 21 sliding relative to the guide lugs 23, are pivotally swung together with the panel 9 laterally and outwardly. Thus, access may be readily had to the brushes or other articles which are attached to said panels.

As a convenient means for detachably holding the brushes upon the panels 21, I provide the metal loops shown at 29 having the angularly bent ends 30. These loops are of sufficient size or diameter to receive the handle portions of paint brushes of various sizes, said handles being reduced or constricted in diameter adjacent the head of the brush. Therefore, after the ends of the wire loop 29 have been engaged with the mesh of the wire panels 21 as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, the intermediate portions of the handles which are of greater diameter frictionally bind against these Wire loops, thus holding the brushes securely in suspended relation to one side of the panel.

From the above description, and upon refer-. ence to Fig. 4, it will be seen that when the brushes have been attached to the panels 21, and said panels returned to their normal position within the casing or container, the bristles of the brushes will be immersed in the turpentine or other preservative liquid contained therein. Any suitable form of locking means as indicated at 31 may be provided forthe purpose of securing the closure panels 9 and 13 of the container in their closed positions. Also the end wall of the container may be provided with suitable carrying handles shown at 32.

When it is desired to select any one of the brushes, it is only necessary to open the top panels 13 and then lift the several brush carrying panels as above explained, inserting the pins 20 so as to retain said panels in the elevated position. The plate 24 may then be operated to release the several intermediate panels so they can be moved relative to each other if it is desired to remove one of the brushes on these panels. The brush may be very readily detached from the panel by simply lifting the same slightly to relieve the frictional engagement of the brush handle with the loop 29 so that the ends of this loop can then be disengaged from the wire mesh of the panel.

From the above description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have devised a container especially desirable for paint brushes and other articles or implements, which must be preserved against injury. It will be seen that by the provision of the series of brush holding panels, the container while itself of comparatively small size or dimensions, is of considerable capacity. However, it is to be understood that the container may be made in various sizes, and a greater or less number of the brush holding panels illustrated in the accompanying drawings may be employed. Therefore, while I have herein shown one simple and practical embodiment of my present invention, it

is nevertheless to be understood that the essential features thereof may also be incorporated in other alternative forms, and I therefore, reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A container comprising a body to hold a preservative liquid, supporting plates, means for mounting said plates upon the inner sides of the end walls of the container body for vertical sliding movement, and a plurality of relatively movable article supporting panels pivotally mounted upon said supporting plates and movable therewith to immerse the articles in the preservative liquid, or elevate the same therefrom, and closure means for the top of the container body.

2. A container for paint brushes and the like comprising a container body to hold a preservative liquid, supporting plates and means for mounting the said plates upon the inner sides of the end walls of the container body for vertical sliding movement, a plurality of wire mesh panels pivotally mounted between said supporting plates and movable therewith and with relation to each other, closure means for the container body including sections hinged to the side walls of said body, means slidably connecting the outer panels to said closure sections, and means for attaching the paint brushes to said panels.

3. A container for paint brushes and the like comprising a body adapted to hold a preservative liquid, supporting plates and means for mounting said plates upon the inner sides of the end walls of the container body for vertical sliding movement relative thereto, a series of wire mesh panels pivotally mounted between said supporting plates at their lower edges, means for releasably connecting the intermediate panels with each other and holding the same against pivotal movement, attaching loops for the paint brushes having means detachably engaged with the wire mesh panels, and closure means for the container including hingedly connected top and side sections, said side sections being hinged to the side walls of the container body and having flanges projecting below their hinged edges into the container body, and means slidably connecting the outer side panels with said closure sections.

4. A container having a body, a closure member for the container movably mounted on one of the body walls, means mounted within the container for vertical movement relative thereto, and an article supporting panel pivotally connected with the lower end of said vertically movable means and having a slidable connection with the closure member operating in the upward movement of said means to move the closure member towards an open position and dispose said panel relative to the container body and the closure member whereby the articles are visibly exposed.

5. A container having a body, closure means for said body including a hinged member, means vertically movable in the container, an article supporting panel directly connected with said vertically movable means for angular movement relative thereto, and means directly connecting said panel with the closure member for movement in parallel relation to the latter and operating when said vertically movable means is raised to move said closure means towards an open position and visibly expose the articles on said panel.

6. A container having a body, closure means for said body including a hinged member, vertically movable means within the container, an article supporting panel pivotally mounted on said vertically movable means, and means directly connecting said panel with the closure member permitting sliding movement of the panel on said member with respect to the vertically movable means when the latter is raised and operating to move said cover member towards an open position and visibly expose the articles on the panel.

7. A container having a body, closure means for said body including a hinged member, an article supporting panel, means connecting said panel to the closure member for sliding movement of the panel thereon at right angles to the hinge axis of said member, and means vertically movable in the container pivotally connected to the lower end of the panel and operating when raised to slide the panel on said closure member and move the latter toward an open position.

8. A container having a body, closure means for said body including a hinged member, a plurality of article supporting panels, means for mounting said panels within the container body for independent relative pivotal movement and for vertical sliding movement relative to the container, and connecting means between one of said panels and the closure member operating to move the latter towards an open position when said panels are moved upwardly in the container.

9. A container having a body, closure means for said body including a hinged member, a plurality of article supporting panels, means for mounting said panels within the container body of article supporting panels pivotally mounted upon said supporting means for movement therewith and in relation to each other, closure means for the container body including sections hinged to the side walls of said body, and means slidably connecting the outer panels to the respective closure sections.

11. A container for paint brushes and the like comprising a container body to hold a preservative liquid, supporting means mounted in the container body for vertical movement, a plurality of article supporting panels pivotally mounted upon said supporting means for movement therewith and in relation to each other, closure means for the container body including sections hinged to the side walls of said body, each of said closure sections having a drip flange projecting below the hinged edge thereof into the container'body, and means slidably connecting the outer panels to the respective closure sections.

CARL LOOF'I'. 

